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An information sheet about an anti-AIDS poster exhibition designed and produced by Artis as part of a collaboration with the Unesco/WHO AIDS prevention education programme; with explanation about the contamination risks of HIV infected women to their children through pregnancy and childbirth. Colour lithograph, ca. 1990's.

A group of women and a child stand with their arms around each other wearing dresses representing unity and strength; advertising a support group for HIV positive women by the AIDS Action Council of the ACT, Australia. Colour lithograph.

Iris, an HIV positive woman with two men and the message in Italian: "Iris is HIV positive - we stand by her"; one of a series of posters from a Solidarity 'Stop AIDS' campaign by Aiuto AIDS Svizzero in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.

A pregnant woman infected with HIV wearing a figure hugging vest representing an AIDS prevention advertisement for the AIDS Secretariat and AIDS Hotline. Colour lithograph, ca. 1990's.

A woman who is HIV-positive faces the prospect of living with the condition. Colour lithograph after R. Westerwelle, 1994.

The attractive face of a woman who does not have AIDS yet carries the HIV virus which can spread the disease; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the Ministerio de Salud Pública, Uruguay. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

A woman who is HIV positive asserts her right to decide whether to have a baby. Colour lithograph after R. Westerwelle, 1994.

Iris, an HIV positive woman with two men with the message in German: "Iris is HIV positive - we stand by you"; one of a series of posters from a Solidarity 'Stop AIDS' campaign by the der AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz in collaboration with the Office of Federal Health. Colour lithograph.

A woman burying her face in her hands with the message in Italian: "Anna has AIDS. Who dares to condemn?". Lithograph by Christian Vogt for Aiuto AIDS Svizzero.

A young lesbian woman who is HIV-positive comments on the sexual needs of those living with the condition. Colour lithograph after R. Westerwelle, 1994.

An HIV positive woman being comforted by her husband and children; advertisement by the World Health Organization for living positively with HIV. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

A positive woman's survival kit.

Bodies of a naked man and woman, with the woman in front; representing the right of HIV positive people to have sex. Colour lithograph by Lauterbach/Boek for Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V., ca. 1997.

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An HIV positive woman being comforted by her husband and children; advertisement by the World Health Organization for living positively with HIV. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

A positive woman's survival kit.

Bodies of a naked man and woman, with the woman in front; representing the right of HIV positive people to have sex. Colour lithograph by Lauterbach/Boek for Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V., ca. 1997.

The attractive face of a woman who does not have AIDS yet carries the HIV virus which can spread the disease; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the Ministerio de Salud Pública, Uruguay. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

A woman who is HIV positive asserts her right to decide whether to have a baby. Colour lithograph after R. Westerwelle, 1994.